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Worn by Dispatch Riders during WW2. Not to be confused with the very simlar Para lid of the time. It differs with a leather liner. | Worn by Dispatch Riders during WW2. Not to be confused with the very simlar Para lid of the time. It differs with a leather liner. | ||
| − | Also to note, the Australian Paras worn a similar jump lid to this helmet, but was made from a shock impact fibre called Duperite. | + | Also to note, the Australian Paras worn a similar jump lid to this helmet, but was made from a shock impact fibre called Duperite. |
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Revision as of 23:22, 9 April 2011
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Worn by Dispatch Riders during WW2. Not to be confused with the very simlar Para lid of the time. It differs with a leather liner.
Also to note, the Australian Paras worn a similar jump lid to this helmet, but was made from a shock impact fibre called Duperite.
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